most powerful city on the planet, washington, d.c. here we are. we are right on capitol hill. kind of quiet here this week. the house and the senate both in presidents' day recess. why? why? i 1999 is a good question. why does the congress get a full week off, in fact, the house took two weeks off for presidents' day? the president doesn't even get the week off right? he took a long weekend. >> bill, you know they're hard at work in their districts. they're working the 9:00 to 5:00. >> bill: i take it back. they're out there meeting with constituents having town halls. uh-huh. no they're not! what a waste. we bring you up to date on the news of the day here in our nation's capital, around the country, around the globe and take your calls at 1-866-55-press. that's our toll free number. we'll also look forward to hearing from you on twitter at bpshow. and on facebook at facebook.com/billpressshow. the team, peter ogborn and dan henning. phil backert and cyprian bowlding, good morning guys. >> hey hey. good morning. >> bill: welcome cyprian bowlding back. yesterday, one of us had